El Porto Beach surf break

El Porto Beach surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 PDT
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El Porto Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Porto Beach sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Porto Beach today?

The current surf forecast for El Porto Beach at 8PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

Table - waves today at El Porto Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
9
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.7
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
106
96
97
99
100
100
100
72
51
51
47
69
71
55
42
43
53
79
80
81
170
165
78
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
0
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
S
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:28PM0.85m
00:17AM1.38m
1:13AM1.28m
6:07PM0.98m
2:36AM1.19m
Low Tide
5:07PM0.84m
8:43AM0.10m
9:48AM0.12m
8:52PM0.95m
10:45AM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
5:58
5:56
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7:40
7:40
7:42
7:43
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
18
19
19
17
16
16
16
16
18
18
18
17
16
16
17
17
20
15
14
15
16
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
15
16
15
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.7
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
9
Energy kJ
119
106
96
97
52
44
35
25
17
51
51
32
69
71
55
42
43
53
55
60
76
76
61
78
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
Energy kJ
2
2
15
37
99
100
100
100
72
3
13
47
45
44
27
27
27
48
79
80
81
170
165
77
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
WSW
19
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
37
15
15
15
15
2
3
13
13
13
12
10
26
27
27
27
26
16
15
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
5
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.8
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
Energy kJ
4
4
10
34
17
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
467
110
33
1
0
0
0
12
142
33
27
0
0
0
0
12
177
109
27
0
0
0
0
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
2
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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